New York Unions Vote for Walkout in Transit Strike
In New York on September 23 union leaders from eighty disparate bodies voted to shut down all surface, elevated and subway lines via a citywide boycott starting Wednesday at seven in the morning. Some 800,000 workers are affected, with contracts unchanged but transport provided by unions for workers.
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Wilkes-Barre Striker Peace Proposal Rejected
Within ten minutes after the striking carmen filed a written peace proposal, Wilkes-Barre railway officials rejected it. The plan called for 200 of 220 strikers to return to work, with 50 extra men on the payroll at $1.50 daily whether employed or not, and the remainder to be recalled when openings appeared.
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Brothers Buried by Coal at Continental Colliery
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania on September 23 Anthony Rovanis aged 26 and his brother John 23 engineers on an electric motor engine were injured when a mine car broke loose and crashed into their gangway. The collision toppled timbers and coal and rock, burying them. Anthony was recovered and gravely injured while John was killed and not recovered for five hours.
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Urge Food Stuff Embargo Moves in New York
Petitions seek a presidential call for a special Congress session to discuss an embargo on exporting foodstuffs to curb rising costs. About 24 000 retailers bakers and small dealers across the city are being asked to sign, with a nationwide drive planned by the Master Bakers Association aiming for 1 000 000 consumer signatures.
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